In Memphis, a group of grassroots leaders set out to end years of political infighting by rallying the community behind a single Black consensus candidate. What begins as a bold experiment in unity grows into a citywide movement, unfolding against the charged backdrop of Southern racism, the maneuvering of powerful Black political figures, and a surge of first-time Black voters. Their struggle comes to a head on election night, when decades of division give way to an astonishing and history-making victory, the city’s first Black mayor.